Great trip and video...the green ones are olivine and the ones you call zircons are quartz...zircons from that region are water worn and generally much pinker.

Yes I did enjoy your show

Very enjoyable and very well filmed. Great effort to go out and give it a good go.. I hope you find many beautiful gems. Keep on prospecting... it's a fantastic way to enjoy the outdoors. Thanks for sharing 👍

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Neil! I will do :)

Actually, I could tell how excited you were after finding your first stone. I would be too. As a matter of fact I am about to plan a trip soon from Brisbane. Your video has been great inspiration.

@itsadventureash

8 ай бұрын

That’s great to hear! I hope you find something good :)

Enjoyed your video, Ash. I am currently going through my blogs which I'm sure your viewers would enjoy too. Searching for John Glen Innes sapphire should find them. Links to my videos can be found there too.

@itsadventureash

29 күн бұрын

Glen Innes is just awesome for it hey!

Thanks for the video

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I like the way you explain things out. Thank you.

@itsadventureash

3 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome!

Good on ya getting out there and having a go👍 Looking good, keep up the great work and good luck on finding that big one🤞

@itsadventureash

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Deano, much appreciated! We all have to start somewhere :)

River Nerds 🤣. This is something I've been meaning to do for a while but haven't yet. Well done, congrats on the finds.

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very cool when you found your first green sapphire.:-)

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

I was so excited!

Only just came across your channel and video. Good on you for getting out and giving the video a go. Great video and content. Keep going mate😊👍🏻

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Many more adventures to come 🙂

Just discovered your channel and really enjoying your content. Cheers.

@itsadventureash

8 ай бұрын

Thanks mate!

This was a fun trip. I'm glad you found some nice stones!

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

شكر لكي

شكرا جزيلا على معلومات قيمة

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

No worries!

Sweet video 🌱⛏️🔆

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan :)

Nice video👍, awesome place to fossick down there with so much mineralisation. All of the locations you find on Google have been heavily worked and some even dredged, but there's still plenty to be found for those willing to do the work

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

And such beautiful countryside too!

Enjoy

@itsadventureash

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Gold is hydrophobic and can actually float, flood gold though

Have been to bingara

@itsadventureash

10 ай бұрын

I need to check that area out 🙂

That's an awesome fine!! I went the other week and we found so many different gems, I got blue sapphires, heaps of different quarts from rose to smokey, citrine and the clear topaz pretty sure garnet. I'm still going through it all cause I'm still trying to identify more than half of them. 😄

@sophiabsantos4522

Жыл бұрын

Find**

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Thats so cool! How amazing is it to get out and find them yourself :)

sometimes gold does float very fine gold they are very hydrophobic especially in a pan when your cleaning all the other materials off it

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! Thanks for that tip - is there another good way to tell between pyrite and gold other than the float test?

Great effort, very good presentation. there are sapphires down here in N,E, Vic . you might try specking at Rubyvale/Sapphire in central Qld. Tim's adventures has a mining claim there, daily youtubes with good explanations. thank you from new sub.

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Thank you for sharing ash, you mention on your video how to find locations to find crystals. Where is the best place for me to search

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

My best advice is google the area you’re interested in followed by fossicking and see what you find!

You need a small camp shovel to dig with forbtter results.

@itsadventureash

4 ай бұрын

I definitely agree with that haha

The floating golden flecks are almost certainly mica, pyrite is quite dense and will not float. As far as differentiating topaz and zircons goes, specific gravity is the easiest way to be certain if you aren't experienced in visually identifying them.

@itsadventureash

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

Gold will float

Interesting channel.

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Hey Ash, I've been to that spot before a few times and I think you'll find that the green gem is Peridot (it's a pretty common find in that stretch of that river). I'd be happy to show you a couple of spots in the area to find some blues! Cheers Dan

@MrGinz4uuu

Жыл бұрын

What about sapphires there mate?

@briandantana8470

Жыл бұрын

@@MrGinz4uuu you do get sapphires there, and a couple of Ash's finds could certainly be green sapphire, it's just not as commonly found there as the peridot from what I've heard and experienced (something about peridot being in the road base nearby and ending up with lots of it in the alluvials)

@MrGinz4uuu

Жыл бұрын

@@briandantana8470 thanl you dear

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian, always happy for some input! I would really appreciate taking up you’re offer when I’m next down - send me a PM on Insta (itsadventureash) if you have it :)

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

That’s super interesting! The area was all gravel roads so I don’t know if that affects it but great insight to think about

You look for the gravel around the biggest rocks.

@itsadventureash

8 ай бұрын

Oooh thanks for the tip!

amazing shoots whats your camera set up

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

In this one I switch between my Canon 200D on a tripod and my GoPro Hero 8 :)

Writing a comment to help your you tube algorithm.

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Glenn! Much appreciated :)

if you ever come to tassie gemming. i'll take you out for a dig.

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, thats so kind of you!

@stormcrowemissaryofsophia2366

Жыл бұрын

@@itsadventureash it's all good. local knowledge can be the difference between finding good gems and finding none. you'll be able to find me at the north east tasmania lapidary club, if you do travel down south.

💎⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍👍👍👍👍🇧🇷

Inverell has blue sapphires not far from Glen Innes.

@itsadventureash

2 ай бұрын

Thats hopefully going to be an adventure soon!

Did you go to university to learn this interesting forsaking adventure

@itsadventureash

9 ай бұрын

I did study Enviro Science at uni yes! But fossicking is a hobby that uses the knowledge I got at uni and some self learning too :)

Lets hook up and dig 💎⛏Anna Bella...3

You realy needed a bigger scoop!

@elainebates6967

Жыл бұрын

I saw a young bloke from Glenn Innes area actually scoop into the sieve in the water. I am trying to find his videos for you to check out.

@elainebates6967

Жыл бұрын

The name is Simply Fossicking. Good luck next time also.

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Elaine!

@markhamil8070

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ash.. loved the video and I go to that area also, just go to Bunnings and have a look for a pointed shovel , and cut it down to size to fit in your car 😊

Find gold

Hi ash do we can hunting for free?

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

It depends where you are, a lot of Australian states have different rules so best to check. If you google “fossicking rules NSW” then head to government websites you should find everything you need to know :)

@maheraneorega11

Жыл бұрын

@@itsadventureash thankyou ash

I li mr yu

GOOD EFFORT.. NICE TRY.. BUT GET A REAL SHOVEL

@itsadventureash

Жыл бұрын

I really did make it hard for myself hey 🫠